Show 1 I S S S t I PLEA FOR SAL SALI LAKE LAKE SYMPHONY ORCHES ORCHESTRA R BY ALFRED I Being one of the tho original members of tho the Symphony orchestra Lra and identified wih with it from its its' inception nc I 1 wl wish h to let lee leethe the public know th the man many al adverse verso circumstances circumstances cir cir- cr- cr under which tile orchestra orChestra has to for far H Its very very existence VI t Mr 11 Shepherd Iii li the A MM 4 Symphony n t H mr co concert n n t and f f for fl f two t tf f f ft or 0 I frt the personnel O 0 years years' the thc i mainlY Of f Ima- Ima ta V r ns Si anil th tho measure of of- artl ar- ar tl tic RUC achieved by h the orchestra IV to the en- en entirely t tt tt that time du InC duo oj anU of tim that t conductor tor i Mr lr McClellan musical the most with director r We e was WS Confronted adverse ns' ns apathy on tho the part oft tho tho professIon t P musicians ans an and once once- arid ald lack of precision of execution on oil the part parlor of the amateurs It may inay be be queston dlf If another man luau In I have o been so 10 well wel qualified to bring these Various discordant clements cle ole clements ments Into hann harmony ny a our present con i on du has fc le He has been cehI by- by bv bythe the man- man ager agel agel of the S Symphony orchestra John D. D Spencer an and tho the other othor directors espe especially daily caly Ge George D. D who has placed i I. I nit Lake theatre at at the lie use us of oC tho the orchestra for rehearsals A bp tt t two w vo years a 0 a i pi rt t- t of the theor or orchestra pr prevailed aled l directors to tomake make make make-it it st strictly t professional a as tho number number num null ber of musicians musicians- hail ha increased to such an au extent extent that the amat amateur lr element clement was vas no longer needful and l ca f tho the musicians musicians' union ulion pledged ed itself is lr to o support support sup Slip port the tl or orchestra in every every- way ar arVith With tho lie exception of- of of sonic some OJe jealousy on tho the part parl of certain persons poisons who had haij hac aspired to lo tho 1110 lea leadership of ti the thO Orchestra everything everything every every- thing W lt well wel antl anh Arthu H assured the writer during 1118 visit here J Ja that lr gI glad that thaL the orchestra had had such found such a n loader leader dr as Mr Mi A A A number of e arbitrary arbitral umbel mercenary persons persons person ono n or two wo of or who unfortunately been heel elected di directors di- di rec rectors or of of the the musicians musicians' union deter deter- minel to raise the the- price price of f playing This a advance vance It If adhered to to w would d mean the end of th the orchestra which has already a deficit of cf about aboul and the thai present board of directors elected by th the thC musicians musicians mu mu- as a protest ag against against- the actions of the former hoard board asked d. d the orchestra to signify its is Willingness to the theold theold theold old prices prices- Is subject to the ratification r U c ton of o the whole union which wash was carried without without with with- out ono dissenting vote To Tomake make matters matler wor worse e c certain rt leaders have have forbidden members of orchestra orches- orches tra from playIng placing in the Symphony orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra threatening ds and as some soro of of it are indispensable a le to tp the tho performance c. c pf a Symphony one ma may may that see out f tills thiS threat be f fatal tal the S SIn In marked contrast t action to this acIon Istle Is ls the tl attitude of con dol of the Orpheum orchestra who has ever done all an In his power to aid and encourage encourage age lone his men to remain loyal to the the- cause of of musical art D the efforts of the detractors of of our conductor like Mr Shepherd has always given given ices free and the orchestra orchestra in general rehearsals are held every week with every overy instrument represented ever and the concert instrument which taTe taKes place placa I IDe December December De De- cember 2 20 at aL 4 30 p pc p m. m wi be 1 the artistic yet v a d a a a te sym te-sym s symphony sym sym- m phony Mendelssohn's naUa eing en besides besides' other works works' the great great mas masters by In ut music Like all aU beautiful things which tend to thing from remove and elevate and us the sordid cares of life the Symphony orchestra should be nurtured and fos- fos en e at- at atthe the cost ot time and money fleY S |